Jörn Krieger

1 week ago | media.info | Jörn Krieger

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has encountered a further legal defeat in its ongoing conflict with public broadcasters ARD and ZDF over the unauthorised embedding of their media libraries into its streaming platform Joyn. The Munich Regional Court ruled that Joyn’s integration of ARD and ZDF content without prior consent violates the German media law, which safeguards broadcasters’ autonomy over their content distribution, reports German industry magazine DWDL.

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has encountered a further legal defeat in its ongoing conflict with public broadcasters ARD and ZDF over the unauthorised embedding of their media libraries into its streaming platform Joyn. The Munich Regional Court ruled that Joyn’s integration of ARD and ZDF content without prior consent violates the German media law, which safeguards broadcasters’ autonomy over their content distribution, reports German industry magazine DWDL.

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus is still losing TV customers in the wake of regulatory changes, but TV revenues have stabilised. In the first quarter of 2025, the company reported a 3.6% quarter-on-quarter revenue increase to €104.9 million, with TV sales holding steady at €28.9 million, down only slightly from €29.1 million in the previous quarter.

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger |Stephen Byrne

RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, is adding Eurosport 1 to its addressable TV offering. Since the beginning of May 2025, Eurosport 1, the sports channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery, is being monetised by RTL AdAlliance with simplified access for European buyers outside of Germany and US advertisers and agencies wanting to reach the local market.

2 weeks ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Telekom has secured the German broadcast rights for the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, and the FIFA U20 Men’s World Cups in 2025 and 2027 – a package totalling 272 matches, making it the largest FIFA rights deal in German TV history. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place from 11 June to 19 July 2026, marking a historic milestone as the first-ever edition hosted jointly by three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.